Fox in a Hole
Original Title: Fuchs im Bau
Country
Austria
Director
Aman T. Riahi
Year
2021
Run Time
103 min
Genre
Drama
Maturity Rating
A
Awards/Main Selection
Festival Del Cinema Europeo Lecce 2021 winner of ‘Golden Olive Tree’ for best film | Festival du cinéma germanophone - Youth Jury Award | Youth Jury Award | Pula Film Festival | Opening film of Diagonale 21- 28th Art Film | Fest Košice | Max Ophüls Preis Official Competition Awards: Preis der Jugendjury, best script, best director | Warsaw IFF Official Competition
The ambitious middle school teacher Hannes Fuchs (39) is assigned to a prison school alongside the older prison schoolteacher Elisabeth Berger (60) whose unconventional methods keep her inmate students busy and on their toes. For Weber (54), the department commander of the juvenile detention wing, Berger is a security risk. Fuchs is eager to prove himself a suitable prison teacher, but soon realizes that Berger won’t let anyone get too close. While Weber tries to pit both teachers against each other, Berger slowly makes Fuchs her accomplice. When Fuchs instructs the inmates alone for the first time, what follows is a confrontation between him and the class.